When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated. (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel)

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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